From the Pulpit...

Clearly, the “human reason” that Jesus was killed was for claiming to be what He was—Son of God and Son of Man. Deeper than that, however, is the divine reason. He was going to die to ransom and rescue sinners from their bondage to sin and death. He gave His life by means of a terribly unjust trial. It was the height of evil for Jewish people to corrupt the law of God against the Son of God to kill Him. But observe how God brought much good out of much evil.